The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-13

with this shaft OF irony n. Rensn concludes
his first volume Of tho History Of the People
Of Israel"
nook H0TE6
The Harpers publish In one volume Johi
Aneters mctrical translation Of the two part
Of aoothcs Faust"
In his "Inglsside Rhaims" tJohn B. Alden
Mr.. J. 4. Rankin shows his capacity to writ,
melodious verses In tho dialect Of Robert Burns
Cupples b Hurd publish . second series o
Thoughts" " Ivan Panin. They smbody
original ideas. conveyed in vigorous Language
"old Homestead Poems" tHsrpers) Is the
title OF an illustrated volume OF verse By Wal
lace Bruce. who writes with ease and invari
able metrioal correctness. His best pieces an
Of an occasional character. and several Of thest
are spirited In style and patriotic in tone.
virginiaF. Townsends Life Of Washington
tworthineton Company differs from ordinar,
works OF its class, in that 1t dwells much more
fully on tho moral and Intellectual qualities OF
the personal traits Of its subject than on the
historical events OF his life. The author has
written for children. who WIN ind the work
unusually attractive.
A very delightful story for children IL Ruth
Ogden's His Little Royal Hishness" tE. p.
Dutton 4 COL The author keenly enters into
| the thoughts and emotions OF young people.
| and can move them to tears or laughter with
equalf She writes in an easy, oolloquial
style. and IL fortunate in having had for q CO.
sdjutor W. Rainey. whose illustrations are
worthy Of the text.
Letters from Colorado by q. L wason
Couples Hurdl consists Of q series Of mstri-
cal exercises illustrating life in Colorado. its
scenery and legends The vsrsos have NO
special msrit though not unmusical in occs-
1 ~a-- l. Il Ia
author Is often infelicitous. II not positively
faulty. On the whole, Mr.. wason might have
expressed himself better in simple prose.
Homer Greenes Durham Breaker IT. Y.
Crowell l. Cob like his Blind Brother" is .
story OF the Pennsylvania mining region.
Astounding in thrilling incidents and we'll
drawn characters. 1t hinges upon the efforts
Of a boy employed in a coal mine near Scran-
ton to discover his parents, from whom he had
been separated ut . tender age. In unravel-
ling this mystery the author exhibits much
constructive skill. and several OF the situations
are both dramatic and pathetic.
Madame dc Stael." BY Bella Duffy. is the
| most recent addition to Roberts Brothers IA
nous Women" series. 1t is a well-written
biography. giving graphic account OF tho era
OF the first Napoleon. and marked BY impair
tiafity. judgment and critical ability. Though
profoundly interested In her subject, Miss
Duffy hos not attempted to conceal or ex-
tenuate the failinrs Of Madame de Stasl. She
has drawn probably as correct picture as
the materials at her command would permit
little volume entitled sermons for Chill
dren" (scribners) presents tho late Arthur
Penrhyn Stanley In what to many readers will
seem novel aspect. 1t contains fourteen brief
discourses OF an evangelical type, written BY
him especially for children, which are models
of simplicity In style, and arc known to have
Interested many OF those to whom they were
addressed None knew botter than the scholar
" preacher of Westminster Abbey how to
adapt himselfto the feelings and comprehen-
sion of his hearers.
Cupples l. Hurd publish a translstion bv
J. NJ. PercIval OF "The last Won Reckenbure."
BY Louise Won Francois, a novel which has mat
with great success in Germany. Tho blot ia
original and ingenious. and the mysterv :binted
at In the Introductory chapter impsrts A dra-
matic colorine to every succeeding mage. Tho
author is keen observer of human natnre
and her characters are clearly and frmly out
lined-careful studies of q state of sociotv
which prevailed In Germany during and altar
the Napoleonic wars. but which has Ione
passed away This Ia a story which ona wiIi
feel like finishing at a single reading
Mr.. Elbridee g. Brooks's "storx y, ,ha
American Indian " I'd. Lotbrop Comnanv, "a y
compendium well ADAPTED for nonui.r No. =,
tho history of the North American ahorio,nas
their origin, habits, and relations witb tha
white man since the colonization Of the cow.
try. The author, like the late Mira HsI.n
Jackson III. H. in her Century Of Dishonorp
is an ardent sympathizer with the indians
and Ia inclined to trace the outbraak 81 avarv
Indian war TO tho cruelty and ininstIc. -, 81.
whites, A a matter of fact that Ia M, str,.t,.
true witness tho recent outbra.k 81 ~.
Crows), but the tribes OF the Mis,Isainni vo,,av
have suffered enough wronrs Within ths Ias,
century to win for them the commisaratior -
philanthropists. The numerous and ercs,lan,
illustrations usefully supplement the toIt
David Mckay OF Philadelphia has undartaksr
the republication of the novels of Charl.s
Brockden Brown. the earliest ~ Amnri,on
noyelists and the first of our countrvmsn 10
make literature profession. The frst vol.